Posted on 02/10/2016 8:32:01 AM PST by marshmallow
NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, has been accused of censoring religious speech among its Christian employees, including banning the name Jesus.
"NASA has a long history of respecting the religious speech of their employees, including defending, in court, the astronauts who read the biblical account of creation while orbiting the moon. That tradition should continue here," said Liberty Institute Senior Counsel Jeremy Dys to The Christian Post in an interview Tuesday.
Dys is alluding to the 1969 case O'Hair v. Payne, in which atheist activist Madalyn Murray O'Hair sued NASA for allowing Apollo 8 astronauts to read Genesis 1 while in orbit; NASA defeated the suit.
"We decided to get involved because we are committed to upholding the right to free religious expression for all Americans, including government employees," he added.
The Texas-based Liberty Institute along with attorneys from the firm Fish & Richardson sent a letter to NASA JSC on Monday in response to the censorship.
"NASA JSC's censoring of the club's religious viewpoint is a violation of federal law and the First Amendment," stated the demand letter. "Any assertions by NASA JSC that allowing the JSC Praise and Worship Club to use the name 'Jesus' in the club's advertisements violates the Establishment Clause have been repeatedly rejected by the Supreme Court."
(Excerpt) Read more at christianpost.com ...
If they want to push “Climate Change” pseudo-science, the can count on a bonus.
Where does it say Jesus in Genesis? (semi sarc...)
Evoking the name of JESUS is a God given and Constitutional right of every Christian. Hopefully, this will be a campaign issue.
Those Flying carpets from Iran for the Moon mission to setup the lunar mosque come with the condition that they won;t work if there are any infidels working for NASA....
Just the latest phase of their muslim outreach program.
What about a Mexican named Jesus (pronounced “Hey, Zeus”)?
Just waiting for a lawsuit from the SPLC.../s
On a related note, I had the opportunity and (for the most part) pleasure to work in the Bush White House for 15 months. While I didn’t agree with many of his policy and fiscal positions, I genuinely liked the man on a personal level and can tell you that his persona within the White House is not at all the same as the public perception of him. He is not stupid, not awkward, has a genuine sense of humor, cares deeply about veterans and his emmployees and he is a humble man.
While I was there, one thing I noticed is that, throughout the White House and in almost every department/agency headquarters I visited, there were weekly or even more frequent announcements for Bible study groups everywhere - always after hours and, I’m told, most were heavily attended.
Although I haven’t been to the White House since Bush left office, I’m told that such announcements are now nowhere to be found...
Hispanics up in arms........
The Judeo-Christian ethic was how we made it to the Moon.
Just wait awhile and see how we’ll be with it. We’ll eventually be wishing it back from our Cuban and Venezuelan like days.
Who needs the protestant tradition when you can have it all!
NASA now being used to show favor to muzlims, preach climate change, and harass Christians.
Isn't it refreshing that we have heard almost nothing fom that ex-NASA a*****e Hansen?
Read Genesis 1 again and again. You will find Jesus, the light.
Didn’t NASA also offer special internships for Muslims?
Ahhh, you figured out which part was real sarcasm and which was semi, ey? I’ll stick with Judaism.
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